With Chelsea finally pulling the trigger on Jose Mourinho, the vultures have now started circling Louis van Gaal at Manchester United after eight games without a win. It's a bit of an oddity that Mourinho's sacking adds extra pressure to Van Gaal beyond shifting attentions onto him - just challenging…

After topping the league at Christmas last year, the suggestion that Liverpool would need a healthy win against Swansea to climb above them as they head into 2015 would have sounded ridiculous, highlighting just what a disastrous start to the season Liverpool have had. Still, Liverpool have shown a recent…

Wilfried Bony seemed to have become relatively popular in English football circles, or at least those trying to piece together a fantasy football side, without even kicking a ball in the country. The Ivorian's 37 goals in 36 appearances for Vitesse Arnhem caught the attention of Swansea and the admiration…

What will David Moyes, Jose Mourinho and Manuel Pellegrini bring? David Moyes is clearly the manager who will have to adjust the most because of his rise from a relatively smaller club, Everton, to Manchester United. There arenâ€™t many British managers who have been given opportunities at the top level…

This yearâ€™s deadline day was pretty dour compared to last year, which in fairness was hard to beat because of some ridiculous fees being paid. Uefaâ€™s fair play financial rules may have played a part in this since clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City, who have recorded Â£78 million…

In theory Manchester United's trip to South Wales should be a fairly uninteresting affair: a newly promoted team shouldn't pose much of a problem for the champions. However, some unusual personnel choices from Sir Alex Ferguson, combined with Swansea's decent start to the season bumped the interest up a notch.…